ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Decision Reference: ADJ-00005017

Complaint(s)/Dispute(s) for Resolution:

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 11 of the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act, 1973	CA-00007103-001	20/09/2016
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	CA-00007103-002	20/09/2016
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977	CA-00007103-003	20/09/2016
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991	CA-00007103-004	20/09/2016

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 30/11/2016

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41(4) of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and/or Section 8(1B) of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977and or section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 and or section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 and or Section 11 of the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act, 1973 following the referral of the complaint(s)/dispute(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint(s)/dispute(s) and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint(s)/dispute(s).

Complainant’s Submission and Presentation:

They closed the business without warning and sent the staff home without pay.

I am owed approximately 53 hours pay. I am owed for the public holiday on Good Friday and bank holiday St Patricks day. I am owed holiday pay. I am owed 60 euro from pay being short.

Director XX still works at ZZ Airport. His partner (and co director of Respondent) can be contacted on XXX. . She has continuously lied about what we are owed over the last 6 months.

The Complainant did not attend the hearing.

Respondent’s Submission and Presentation:

Did not attend and no explanations were forthcoming.

Decision:

Section 41(4) of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and/or Section 8(1B) of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 and or section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 and or section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 and or Section 11 of the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act, 1973requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint(s)/dispute(s) in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under the cited Acts.

Issues for Decision:

Did breaches of the relevant cited Acts take place?

Legislation involved and requirements of legislation:

The Workplace Relations Act 2015 , the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 , the Payment of Wages Act, 1991, the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 and the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act.

Decision:

Neither party attended and no explanations were forthcoming. I was happy that proper notifications had been issued.

The claim (CA-00007103-001 ,002, 003, 004,) is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Dated: 25^th April 2017